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Andrew George
Liberal Democrat MP for St Ives
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Andrew George voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
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- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health, International Development, Treasury, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): GM Crops, Bovine TB, Fisheries, Bovine Tuberculosis, Iraq
(based on written questions asked by Andrew George and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Marine Navigation (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Grocery Market Ombudsman Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Marine and Coastal Access Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Health and Safety (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (14 out of 17)
- Highways (Obstruction by Body Corporate) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Hunting Bill Committee (24 out of 31)
- Marine Safety Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Marine Wildlife Conservation Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Marine Conservation Zones (21 May 2013)
“I know that my hon. Friend cannot make up policy on the hoof in the absence of his hon. Friend the Member for Newbury (Richard Benyon), but the Act says that the Government are required to consult on the designation, although it does not say that the Government or the MMO is required to consult on the management plan. Would the Minister be prepared to say that he will ensure that the...”
- Marine Conservation Zones (21 May 2013)
“I know nothing about my hon. Friend’s constituency, the case for the spoonworm, or the shingle banks, but having taken marine conservative legislation through Parliament as the Liberal Democrat spokesman, I know that it was carefully put together. He is absolutely right that it is not obligatory to consult industries such as the fishing industry or to involve it in the management plans...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: A and E Departments (21 May 2013)
“The Government—Governments generally—cannot legislate to predict or control accidents or genuine emergencies, but they can direct resources. Hospital bed numbers have been cut by about 30% in the last 10 years. Does my right hon. Friend agree that it is difficult for A and E departments to function effectively if they do not have adequate bed capacity behind them?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 68 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 78 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 77.37% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 606 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £17,912 (360th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £16,382 (447th) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,557 (282nd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £19,765 (231st) | £27,110 (25th) | £26,867 (65th) | £25,000 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £16,025 (joint 307th with 1 other) |
| Staffing costs | £96,972 (273rd) | £86,872 (355th) | £80,846 (425th) | £78,860 | £70,336 (joint 324th with 20 others) | £68,198 (221st) | £65,584 (236th) | £45,148 (358th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,987 (241st) | £6,774 (384th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £14,329 (86th)1 | £14,110 (102nd)2 | £16,070 (49th)3 | £17,473 | £23,321 (29th) | £26,255 (18th) | £23,232 (28th) | £18,091 (29th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £440 (174th) | £925 (116th) | £1,595 (58th) | £1,535 | £823 (212th) | £1,459 (108th) | £1,715 (69th) | £581 (222nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,161 (102nd) | £1,818 (70th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £31 (joint 103rd with 1 other) | £466 (44th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £6,474 (90th) | £1,651 (67th) | £2,330 (73rd) | £1,761 | £1,496 (173rd) | £1,538 (123rd) | £2,070 (78th) | £1,825 (joint 101st with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,292 (34th) | £6,960 (84th) | £4,703 | £4,788 (149th) | £5,280 (107th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,157 (joint 403rd with 2 others) | £954 (joint 482nd with 3 others) | £793 | £1,911 (joint 278th with 2 others) | £1,911 (joint 273rd with 2 others) | £1,911 (joint 270th with 2 others) | £1,911 (255th) | |
| Other Costs | £3,063 (58th) | £1,109 (73rd) | £2,647 (38th) | £5,549 | £145 (98th) | £0 | £5,803 (22nd) | £0 |
| Total | £170,135 (75th) | £170,367 (16th) | £160,379 (21st) | £157,308 | £138,527 (76th) | £143,773 (20th) | £138,271 (8th) | £99,138 (104th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,813 (104th). Rail £8,635 (63rd). Misc £551 (70th). Other: Rail £330 (61st).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,446 (73rd). Rail £7,858 (92nd). Air £505 (120th). Misc £243 (113th). Other: European £58 (139th).
3 Car £7,160 (27th). 3rd party £29 (48th). Rail £7,755 (73rd). Air £629 (137th). Other £497 (38th).